Requirements

The Slavic and Eurasian Program offers a Russian major, supplementary major, and minor, as well as a Slavic and Eurasian Studies minor that features courses exclusively in English. You can also pursue International Economics with a concentration in Russian.

Major in Russian

The major in Russian consists of 10 courses (30 credit hours) at the 20000 level and above, including at least 6 courses taught by department faculty.

• Required courses:
  • RU 20101 Intermediate Russian I (offered only in Fall)
  • RU 20102 Intermediate Russian II (offered only in Spring)
  • RU 30101 Advanced Russian I (offered only in Fall) 
  • RU 30102 Advanced Russian II (offered only in Spring)
  • Note: If you are in an approved semester-long program in a Russian speaking country you are automatically exempt from the language course that is offered concurrently with your semester abroad.
  • Six 3-credit courses in literature, film, journalism, or culture numbered 20201 or above, with at least one at the 30000-level and one at the 40000-level. 
• Note about courses outside the Department: With the permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies, one course on a Russian subject taught in another department, such as Anthropology, History, Political Science, or Theology, may be counted toward the Russian major

Supplementary Major in Russian

The supplementary major in Russian consists of 8 courses (24 credit hours) at the 20000 level and above, including at least 4 courses taught by Department faculty.

• Required courses:
  • RU 20101 Intermediate Russian I (offered only in Fall) 
  • RU 20102 Intermediate Russian II (offered only in Spring)
  • RU 30101 Advanced Russian I (offered only in Fall) 
  • RU 30102 Advanced Russian II (offered only in Spring)
  • Note: If you are in an approved semester-long program in a Russian speaking country, you are automatically exempt from the language course that is offered concurrently with your semester abroad.
  • Four 3-credit courses in literature, film, journalism, or culture, with one at the 30000-level and one at the 40000-level.
• Note about courses outside the Department: With the permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies, one course on a Slavic and Eurasian subject taught in another department, such as Anthropology, History, Political Science, or Theology, may be counted toward the Russian major.

Russian Minor

The Russian minor consists of 5 courses (15 credits) at the 20000-level or above taught by Department faculty. 

• 2 language courses at either the Intermediate (Intermediate Russian I and II) or Advanced (Advanced Russian I and II) level
• Three 3-credit courses in literature, film, journalism or culture numbered 20201 or above, at least two of which must be at the 30000-level or above. 

Minor in Slavic and Eurasian Studies

The minor in Slavic and Eurasian Studies allows students interested in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian culture an opportunity to develop cultural competence in the region without a focus on language study. It consists of 5 courses (15 credit hours) at the 20201-level or above in Slavic and Eurasian culture, history, politics, and literature.

• Three of these courses must be taught by faculty in the Department of German, Slavic, and Eurasian Studies. 
• With the permission of the DUS in Slavic, courses taken away from Notre Dame may count toward this minor.

International Economics Major

The undergraduate major in international economics is a collaborative effort between the Department of Economics and the various departments of languages and literatures. Through this major, the collaborating departments seek to blend two programs of study to ensure that students achieve advanced linguistic and cultural competency in Russian, cultural competency in Slavic and Eurasian as well as excellent preparation in economics.

Russian requirements:

• RU 20101 Intermediate Russian I
• RU 20102 Intermediate Russian II
• RU 30101 Advanced Russian I
• RU 30102 Advanced Russian II
• one 3-credit literature/culture elective at the 30000-level
• one 3-credit literature/culture elective at the 40000-level
• one additional 3-credit literature, culture, or history elective at the 30000 or 40000-level

Economics Requirements: (Please consult the Dept. of Economics webpage for full and accurate details.)

• Calculus A and B
• Principles of Microeconomics
• Principles of Macroeconomics
• Intermediate Micro Theory
• Intermediate Macro Theory
• Statistics
• Econometrics
• 2 electives focused on international economic topics. The available electives will vary by semester. Past courses which have satisfied this requirement include:
  • International Trade
  • International Money
  • Development Economics

Other Requirements:

• RU 33000 Exploring International Economics (1 credit) must be taken in your sophomore year to prepare for the Senior Research Project; if you study abroad sophomore year, you must take this course junior year.
• ECON 48100 Senior Research Project